Housing in NE8 1YD
What the homes in NE8 1YD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bensham North
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,923 (2024)
NE8 1YDGateshead
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.9%). Flats make up 55.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
42.2% of households in the NE8 1YD area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 49.1% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 22.6% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented49.1%20.5%
- Social rented8.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 33.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25%). 31.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Gateshead
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Gateshead (August 2026, +5.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE8 1YD (Bensham North) (about 2,923 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.